The 1998-built, 14,310-dwt, 25,219-grt container ship Norasia Salome is seen in this
photograph while she was underway in the St. Lawrence River east of Montreal, Quebec, Canada on May
11th, 1999.

She was built in Germany and sailed as Norasia Salome until 1999 when she was renamed Norasia
Shamsha by Norasia Shipping Services. In August of 2000 she was renamed ADCL Shamsha and in
August of 2001 she was sold to Oxfordshire Shipping Inc. and renamed Oxford. At the time this
picture was added to the archives she was still active as Oxford under the management of V Ships
Management Inc., Monaco. Photograph by Rene Beauchamp courtesy
Willem VanMaanen's collection.